The Highwaymen

2019Movie⏱️ 2h 12mR🏆 #2935 Top Rated

BiographyCrimeDramaMysteryThrillerWestern

⭐ 6.9

IMDB Rating

112,311 votes

The untold true story of the legendary detectives who brought down Bonnie and Clyde.

Director

John Lee Hancock

Writers

N/A

Stars

Kevin Costner, Woody Harrelson, Kathy Bates

Release Date

March 29, 2019

Language

English, Spanish

Country

United States

🎯 3

Nominations

💬 533

Reviews

📋 107K

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🎭 Top Cast

Kevin Costner

as Frank Hamer

Woody Harrelson

as Maney Gault

Kathy Bates

as Ma Ferguson

John Carroll Lynch

as Lee Simmons

Thomas Mann

as Deputy Ted Hinton

Dean Denton

as Deputy Bob Alcorn

Kim Dickens

as Gladys Hamer

William Sadler

as Henry Barrow

W. Earl Brown

as Ivy Methvin

David Furr

as Detective John Quinn

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

2.39 : 1

Sound

Dolby Digital

Color

Filming Location

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Production

Casey Silver Productions, Universal Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

based on true story1930scoffeyville kansastexas ranger1934 ford deluxe sedan

🎯 Categories

Contemporary WesternCop DramaPeriod DramaTrue CrimeBiographyCrimeDramaMysteryThrillerWestern

⭐ Featured Review

There was a time when we put a pair of man killers on the trail and let them do their job. TEXAS RANGERS.

by one9eighty • 2021-03-17

7/10

"Distributed by Netflix this 2019 Casey Silver produced film is a period crime drama set in the 1930's which tells the story of two former Texas Rangers who are hired to track down the notorious criminals Bonnie & Clyde. Stuck in development hell for nearly 15 years, what was originally going to be a Universal Pictures film nearly did not get made until Netflix bought the project in 2018. Its 1934 and America is in 'the great depression'. Bonnie & Clyde have been on the run for two years, in which time they have broke some of their gang out of prison, and they have conti..."

💡 Did You Know?

When Texas Ranger Frank Hamer was earlier portrayed by Denver Pyle in Bonnie and Clyde (1967), he was characterized as an incompetent fool, prompting his widow Gladys to sue Warner Brothers for defamation of his character. In 1971 an out-of-court settlement was reached.